Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California-- HBO Boxing produced yet another Fight of the Year candidate with Robert Guerrero taking a twelve round unanimous decision (31-1-1, 18 KOs) over former two-time world champ, Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KOs). Looking like a blow-out in the making with Berto suffering one knockdown in each of the first two rounds, the former world … [Read more...]
Recalling Paul Williams’ Most Memorable Nights…
by Jesse Ian Lardies Sometimes a fighter's professional campaign is met with equal measures of success and good fortune, other times a boxer's plight is marred with enough controversy and tragedy to fill an entire resume. Occasionally in life there is a mixture of all these elements, a successive divergence into two approximately equal divisions. Paul Williams is a man who … [Read more...]
No Access, No Favors, No Problem: Mayweather vs. Cotto on the Big Screen
Unlike other boxing scribes in the business, we at The Boxing Tribune pride ourselves on being free from promoter, network, and manager influence. And while our elbow-rubbing competition will give their readers the occasional “day in the life” of the bought-and-sold type; lavish trips to a foreign island to hobnob with matchmakers, promoters, network-types, and the fighters … [Read more...]
Mayweather goes to battle, decisions Cotto; Results from the Ring Kings PPV undercard
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada--In a much more competitive bout than expected, Floyd Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs) became the new WBA junior middleweight champion via unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs) by scores of 117-111, 117-111, and 118-110. Mayweather-Cotto, which many say should've happened four years ago, played out exactly as it might've played out … [Read more...]
Mayweather-Cotto Ring Kings PPV: The Only Preview You Need
by Fox Doucette Step right up, step right up, and feast your eyes on an instant classic. Or watch a disaster like the one Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KOs) put on against Victor Ortiz last year. Mayweather faces the much more accomplished Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs) in the main event of the Ring Kings pay-per-view event on Saturday, May 5th, at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific and … [Read more...]